Each year, roughly 0.6% of Georgia students graduate with degrees in finance.
That means an estimated 1,599 finance professionals graduate from Georgia's 27 finance schools each year.

Top Schools

The top-ranked school in Georgia with a finance program is University of Georgia, which is located in Athens. In 2010, it was ranked 15th nationwide.
451 students graduated with a degree in finance from University of Georgia in 2010.
Students at University of Georgia paid $8,736 per year in tuition fees.

The second-ranked school in Georgia with a finance program is Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, which is located in Atlanta. In 2010, it was ranked 19th nationwide.
In 2010, 94 students graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus finance program.
Tuition at Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus was $8,716 per year.

The third-ranked school in Georgia that has a finance program is Georgia State University. Georgia State University, which was ranked 32nd in the country in 2010, is located in Atlanta.
369 students graduated with degree in finance from Georgia State University in 2010.
The tuition rate at Georgia State University was $8,698 per year.

Cost

Tuition at Georgia's finance schools ranges from $24,620 per year to $2,064 per year. But, the average tuition is $8,060 per year.
In 2010, the finance schools that charged the highest tuition rates in Georgia were:

Berry College - located in Mount Berry, students are charged $24,620 per year

Clark Atlanta University - located in Atlanta, students are charged $17,954 per year

Shorter University - located in Rome, students are charged $17,070 per year

The lowest tuition rates at Georgia finance schools were charged at the following schools:

Gwinnett Technical College - located in Lawrenceville, students are charged $2,064 per year

Southern Crescent Technical College - located in Griffin, students are charged $2,268 per year

Lanier Technical College - located in Oakwood, students are charged $2,295 per year

A finance degree from a Georgia school... what next?

Auditor, financial quantitative analyst, financial examiner, credit analyst, and sales agent are the professions of choice for a majority of finance graduates in Georgia.
65,140 finance professionals were working in Georgia in 2010. Of these, 1,570 were budget analysts. In addition, 29,500 were auditors, and 3,430 were financial quantitative analysts.
The following counties have the largest number of Georgia finance professionals:

Barrow County - 44,840 finance professionals

Burke County - 2,690 finance professionals

Bryan County - 2,100 finance professionals

Projected Growth

The government projects that, by 2018, the number of finance professionals in the state of Georgia will grow to 84,060. This would require a 3% growth in the field.

Salary

On average, finance professionals earn a salary of $76,893 per year in Georgia state.
But, salaries for finance professional can vary. In 2010, finance professional made as little as less than $20,160 per year or as much as more than $159,660 per year in Georgia.
On average finance professional earn the most in the following Georgia counties:

Houston County - $84,090 per year

Barrow County - $79,534 per year

Clarke County - $79,504 per year

On average, finance professionals earn the least in the following Georgia counties:

Banks County - $57,798 per year

Liberty County - $57,800 per year

Appling County - $59,773 per year

The finance professionals with highest average salaries in Georgia were:

Branch Financial Manager - $114,160 per year

Sales Agent - $99,450 per year

Economist - $93,610 per year

The finance professionals with lowest average salaries in Georgia were:

Financial Quantitative Analyst - $65,880 per year

Loan Counselor - $38,680 per year

More Information

For more data regarding a career in finance in Georgia and to compare salaries with various related fields such as business management or finance, take a look at the graphs and charts below.

Here are the different levels of study available for you to explore.

Associate's Degree in Finance in Georgia

Bachelor's Degree in Finance in Georgia

Master's Degree in Finance in Georgia

Doctoral Degree in Finance in Georgia

Certificate in Finance in Georgia

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